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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 4602 days newer than Xeon E5540.
Advantages of Xeon E5540
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 80 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Dishonored 2 than Xeon E5540 - 274 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5540 - 20 vs 8 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
274
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£218.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5540
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5540 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Nehalem-EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 2.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Xeon E5540 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
168 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
£8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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137 FPS
£8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
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201 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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201 FPS
£8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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